Bruno has issued a statement of remorse, branding his own behaviour "disgusting".

"I sincerely apologise to the people involved and affected by my disgraceful behaviour on the evening of 30th September.

"I have absolutely no memory of what happened because of excessive alcohol consumption and it was for this reason that I behaved completely out of character. However I take full responsibility for my actions that night."

He added: "Since this incident I have been dealing with, and confronting some personal issues that I have never addressed, and I am also getting help for an alcohol problem, so that this does not ever happen again."

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The court heard how Langley, 34, groped his two victims in an "alcohol-fuelled" attack at Manchester's Band On The Wall venue in the early hours of Sunday 1 October.

His defence team claimed Langley was pleading guilty to both charges to spare his victims from the stress of having to give evidence in an open court.

The former Corrie actor's lawyer described Langley as "a man who has alcohol issues" and "clearly a man who has health issues", but argued that he was "of good character" with no previous convictions.

His client, he said, was not a "serial groper" and described the attacks as a "isolated incident" which was "alcohol fuelled".

The first victim detailed how Langley had attacked her at around 1am as she was retrieving her coat from the music venue so she could head home.

As she made her way back towards the stair Langley grabbed her in the crotch, the court heard.

At the time of the assault Langley was stood with two friends, a male and a female, the court heard.

The male friend is said to have told the woman victim of the assault: "Oh my god, I'm really sorry."

Door staff arrived and then identified Langley, the court heard.

He looked grim-faced as he arrived at court (Image: Daily Mirror)

The victim went to the toilet where another woman, the second victim, described to her how she too had been molested by Langley, the court heard.

The second victim had told him to stop but Langley proceeded to approach a third woman and grab her breasts and rear.

The prosecutor told the court that, although Langley was not charged with assaulting this third woman, the incident was "indicative of his behaviour on that night".

The second woman described how Langley had grabbed her 'forcefully' and how it lasted "for a couple of seconds" before she managed to push him off.

Langley "just kind of shrugged it off", the woman told police.

The woman described how the incident left her feeling "disgusted" and when she went to her friends one of them described how she had also been grabbed in an intimate place by Langley, the court heard.

The court heard that Langley was not charged with this fourth incident although the prosecutor again described it as "indicative of that night".

Bruno, who played the first openly gay character on the ITV soap, made his debut as Todd Grimshaw in 2001.

Bruno as Todd Grimshaw in Coronation Street

He left after the first allegation was made public and released a statement shortly before he was charged.

In the statement, he thanked his co-stars for their support but said he was leaving the show.

"Sadly, I will no longer be working on Coronation Street. Acting on the show has been the fulfilment of a personal dream.

"Playing the role of Todd Grimshaw since I was 17 years old has been a huge part of my life, and an absolute honour.

He was earlier warned by the judge that he could face jail (Image: Daily Mirror)

"I would like to thank all of my friends who work on the show for their love, friendship and support during this extremely difficult period."

However, his character is still appearing nightly on screen as Todd's current storyline plays out for the next few weeks.

There is no word yet from Coronation Street as to whether show bosses will decide to scrap Langley's scenes now he is a convicted sex offender.